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Princess Eugenie has candidly shared her personal journey of battling scoliosis, a debilitating health condition. Her story sheds light on the challenging journey she has taken over the years and her determination to inspire others. The royal's own experience with scoliosis began when she was just 12 years old.

Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank are reportedly planning a return to the UK following her revitalised role within the Royal Family. It comes after Eugenie "felt she had to get away" after feeling "abandoned" by the Royal Family due to the negative press surrounding her parents.

Princess Eugenie made the powerful decision to show her scar from undergoing major spinal surgery as a child in her statement wedding day look.The poignant moment the princess, 33, walked down the aisle with her scar purposely on show five years ago will go down in history as the royal wanted to show others how she became "very proud" of her journey with a health condition. Princess Eugenie was diagnosed with scoliosis – a condition in which a person’s spine is curved – just before her teenage years, and underwent surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in 2002.

When Princess Eugenie walked down the aisle in 2018 to marry Jack Brooksbank, her stunning Peter Pilotto gown was so much more than just an elegant dress. Its design revealed a scar running down Eugenie’s back – the result of scoliosis surgery she had at the age of 12, to correct her curved spine. Eugenie’s visual statement helped raise awareness of a condition that affects tens of thousands of children every year.

Princess Eugenie showed her maternal side during a visit to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, where she went for an operation as a child.The pregnant Royal, whose cousin Prince William was also out doing visits in Wales today, became emotional as she spoke to some of the children staying in care at the medical centre in Stanmore, Middlesex on February 28, as she went under the knife with scoliosis as a youngster. Eugenie, 32, was visiting the hospital as its own charity was gearing up to launch its Impossible, Possible campaign in the Prosthetic Rehabilitation Unit. Prince Andrew's daughter had the opportunity to visit the unit for the first time to see where the prosthetics were made.

READ MORE: Mad pictures show drunk William and Kate partying years before Prince George arrived Eugenie underwent the serious surgery at the age of just 12 so that titanium could be added to repair the curvature of her spine caused by the illness, the Mirror reports. This isn't the only time the Princess has spoken out about her struggle with the disease, which affects between three and four in every 1000 children in the UK.She said: "Without the care I received at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital I wouldn't look the way I do now; my back would be hunched over.

cycling smash that almost cost him his life. Just six months after the accident Jim Ashworth-Beaumont, 54, is returning to work at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, where he who helps patients who have lost limbs.

Princess Eugenie has been praised by royal fans for sharing a picture of her back scar from her spinal surgery to mark International Scoliosis Awareness Day. Princess Beatrice’s sister was diagnosed with scoliosis – a condition in which a person’s spine is curved – just before her teenage years, and underwent surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in 2002.